Thursday, August 25 – 1927
The huge Liver birds, which, towering above the Pier Head buildings, are the admiration of all visitors by sea to Liverpool, are being artificially preened by workmen. Eighteen feet in height, with a 12in. spread of wing, those traditional effigies of moulded and hammered copper, heavily gilt, make their cleaners appear as flies to spectators on the street level 320ft. below. Crowds of people watched the cleaning operation on Thursday.
(Hull Daily Mail, 26-08-1927)
"Play Up, Liverpool" 